Testimonials 2013

“It is a great event as usual; exciting participation level from all the different operators and vendors across the region. It is very impressive and I look forward to what is lying ahead of us during this day,”

Shi Yaohong, President, Huawei Middle East

“In 2012 when Toni Eid told me about his vision about having a forum for networking, I was quite excited. Now I am here. It is much more than I expected, in terms of the quality and the number of attendees as well as the ideas and the discussions. It is much more than networking. I am definitely looking forward to more future forums like this, where we can share our views, understand this industry and align our vision together,”

Jay Srage, President, Qualcomm, Middle East and Africa and South East Asia

“Telecom review has managed to break the mold beyond event organization in bringing the highest level of CEOs in the telecom industry, and bring their expertise into an open debate and discuss the latest issues and challenges that are facing the industry. Our participation and sponsorship is to insure that the key industry leaders will continue to talk to each other and bring their thought leadership to the table,”

Hatem Bamatraf, Group CTO, Etisalat

“I am very happy to see such a level of audience, which is outstanding as it gathers delegates from different parts of the world. It is very encouraging. In addition, the topics which have been discussed are very interesting as they highlight the challenges of the telecom industry while at the same light shed light on how all the telecom players can overcome these challenges,”

H.E. Mohamed Al Ghanim, Director General, TRA, UAE

“The attendance level at this event is very impressive, gathering people from different parts of the region who have contributed to the ICT in sector not just regionally, but globally as they are active participants in the ITU. The second thing is that the subjects discussed are very exciting and challenging. What impressed me most is that speakers were challenged by tough questions from the audience, a thing with reflects the openness and transparency of the industry. The topics and the theme of the event as a whole are very promising,”

Khalifa Al Shamsi, Chief Digital Services Officer, Etisalat Group

“I am very excited about my participation in the telecom review Summit. Our main participation is to share with the rest of the industry players in the Arab world, and especially in the Middle East, all the trends that are happening in the industry now, and how this is really impacting our end users, enterprise customers, and governments. These new trends mean a lot for us as telecom operators in terms of the moves, the best and the investments that we have to put in place.

Our message is really a message of collaboration in order for telecom operators to innovate and exist strongly in the future. In order for this to happen, we have to collaborate strongly with one another, especially in the new areas of digital services,”

Nagi Abboud, CEO, Atlantique Telecom

“We would like to congratulate Telecom Review for this event; we always have a great gathering of people from various countries and a high level of attendees. We believe we are going home with lots of learning,”

Gianluca Redolfi, CMO, Ooredoo, Algeria

“The discussions are very interesting especially from the regulators’ point of view. It is a very interesting push towards improving the customer experience. Introducing mobile number portability is very encouraging. The CEO level was very important in terms of how it highlighted the importance of being a differentiator at the brand’s level. Another important debate was how we should not perceive new technologies as threats, but rather make the best use of them to serve the ecosystem as a whole,”

Peter Wraight, Vice President and General Manager, TE Connectivity

“Thank you for inviting me to the event today. It gave me the chance to meet a lot of C Level people. We managed to get a lot of views on ICT. What we heard from His Excellency and other C level experts within the operators on their thoughts on what is going to happen in the future of the UAE. It is a great meeting, and I hope to be invited to many more of these events,”

Marwan Hayek, CEO, Alfa

“Simply, there is no other event in the region that has the same capability to gather this great number of executives of telecom operators. The level of attendance shows the level of importance this event has acquired for the past 2 years. At Alfa, we are happy to be sponsoring this event as well. This is our second year of collaboration, and we count on this partnership to continue in the future,”

Anil Kumar, Director of Sales,Middle East and Europe, Nuance Communications

“This is our second year at t the event. What we really see is the diversity of the people from all over the industry. The level of these gatherings id very unique as it brings together very high personnel and offers a chance to network and meet the right people that you do not to get to see most often. The ideas are very stimulating, and it is always a pleasure to be here,”